Purchasing Associate

Purchasing Associate 4 month temp role £26,000 per annum pro rata My client a corporate global organization based in Weybridge are seeking an experienced purchasing/ buying assistant to join their company at the end of August. If you have experience in buying and have used SAP then please apply to be considered This position will be responsible for the management of transactional purchasing activities including creation of purchase orders, supporting an offsite Business Service Centre with payment issues and blocked invoice resolution, vendor master data maintenance and required controls. Ad hoc procurement activities as required. Responsibilities will include: Purchasing reporting Purchase order creation and changes Review automatically created PO's on a weekly basis Vendor creations Identify vendors with an annual spend below a company threshold Procurement - Drive the usage of existing items and existing suppliers to increase purchase power and reduce overall transactional workload. Review all new vendor creations objectively Support supervisor in ad hoc procurement activities to ensure best combination of quality, cost and service parameters/conditions for products and services are attained. Required Qualifications & Experience: 3 - 5 years buying experience in Finance, Purchasing or another relevant function, preferably in a multinational company. Preferred experience and understanding of reporting. Strong system utilisation and analysis techniques for Purchasing activities. MS Office essential to include Advanced Excel. Good knowledge of SAP. As an agency, Faith offers fun incentives including Temp's lunches and Temp of the month prizes - Please apply now if you are keen to be considered This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/75313486